MINDFUL CIRCUS

Learn introductory circus skills including spinning plates, juggling and poi, with an emphasis on experience and mindful participation.

Circus skills are fantastic escapism, but they can also be used as a stress reliever, relaxation technique, distraction, and to help you focus on the present moment.

Juggling in particular can help quickly clear a crowded mind — the practice takes such intense focus that you simply have no capacity to ruminate, catastrophize or overthink at the same time. In contrast, a skill like poi is well suited to act as self-soothe.